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THE APIARY. 



Honey-House. 



586. Few pursuits require so small an outlay for tools 

 and implements as practical bee-culture. Outside of the cost 

 of bives, frames, sections, and honey packages, the total out- 

 lay need not amount to $50. Almost any spare room will 

 do for a honey-room. 





Pig. 120. 



WINDOW SCREEN. 



Yet when the Apiarist wishes tp be at ease, we would 

 advise him to build his honey-house in the middle of his 

 apiary. The windows and doors of this building must all 

 be provided with wire-cloth netting, to exclude bees, flies, 

 etc. We here give an engraving of a simple method of 



